diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index d4acb21..7ac0da8 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -346,6 +346,54 @@ while true; do
 done
 
 
+### PHP-FPM related options
+# get PHP-FPM usage status
+while true; do
+    read -p "Are you using PHP-FPM? (default: YES) " yn
+    case $yn in
+        [Yy]*|'')
+            usePHP=1
+            break
+            ;;
+        [Nn]*)
+            usePHP=0
+            break
+            ;;
+        [Xx]*)
+            echo -e "\n${cyan}---exiting---\n${norm}"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo -e "\n${err}Please answer (Y)es, (N)o, e(X)it or accept default${norm}"
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# get PHP-FPM version
+if [ "${usePHP}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    while true; do
+        read -p "What version of PHP-FPM are you using? (default: 7.2) " inputPHPVersion
+        case $inputPHPVersion in
+            [[:digit:]]*|+[[:digit:]]*.[[:digit:]]*)
+                phpVersion="$inputPHPVersion"
+                break
+                ;;
+            '')
+                phpVersion=7.2
+                break
+                ;;
+            [Xx]*)
+                echo -e "\n${cyan}---exiting---\n${norm}"
+                exit 1
+                ;;
+            *)
+                echo -e "\n${err}That does not seem to be a valid version number${norm}"
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+fi
+
+
 # debug section
 echo -e "\n${mag}---------------------${norm}"
 echo "Local IP4: $IP4"